Chinese New Year 1990
27 January 1990 · Saturday · Year of the Horse (庚午)
- New Year’s Day
- 27 January 1990Saturday · 正月初一
- New Year’s Eve
- 26 January 1990Friday · 己巳年十二月三十
- Sexagenary year
- Geng Wu庚午 · Horse
- Nayin (year fate)
- Earth by the Roadsidethe element traditionally linked to this year
- Length of the lunar year
- 384 daysincludes a leap 5th month
- Start of Spring 1990
- 4 February 199010:14 Beijing — the divination year boundary
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Two different “new year” dates
In 1990 the zodiac changes on 4 February by the Start of Spring rule, but on 27 January by the festival rule. Anyone born between those two dates is listed under two different animals depending on the source.
Spring Festival dates around 1990
The date drifts across a 21-day window, from 21 January to 20 February.
| Year | New Year’s Day | Weekday | Eve | Zodiac | Days | Leap month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 29 Jan 1987 | Thursday | 28 Jan | Rabbit 丁卯 | 384 | 6 |
| 1988 | 17 Feb 1988 | Wednesday | 16 Feb | Loong 戊辰 | 355 | — |
| 1989 | 6 Feb 1989 | Monday | 5 Feb | Snake 己巳 | 355 | — |
| 1990 | 27 Jan 1990 | Saturday | 26 Jan | Horse 庚午 | 384 | 5 |
| 1991 | 15 Feb 1991 | Friday | 14 Feb | Goat 辛未 | 354 | — |
| 1992 | 4 Feb 1992 | Tuesday | 3 Feb | Monkey 壬申 | 354 | — |
| 1993 | 23 Jan 1993 | Saturday | 22 Jan | Rooster 癸酉 | 383 | 3 |